Do i need a heater core?

[Braddahjon]

I ripped out the dash on my 720 and found one of the screws snapped off inside the heater core. So anyway I wanna know if i can bypass the heater core and how? I live in Hawaii where the temp ranges from about 90 degrees to 80 degrees.

[alabama_lowlife]

i have a friend who didn't hook the heater core up when he did his 302 swap so, yeah, you can get by without it.

[kmanuel]

take the two hoses at the firewall and get a hose splice and put them together
no water goes through the heater core, it wont leak

[jdoe44]

What they said. Just get a connector to spice the hoses, and you won't have a heater core anymore. You don't really need it except for running your heater.

[Cntrymini]

sorry to bring up a old thread, but i need some advice on this, soo i get that you can put those 2 hoses together. But under the intake where those 2 hoses run, does that need to be capped off since the hoses no longer run to them ?

[nis720]

sorry to bring up a old thread, but i need some advice on this, soo i get that you can put those 2 hoses together. But under the intake where those 2 hoses run, does that need to be capped off since the hoses no longer run to them ?

Both of the lines are spliced near the fire wall. I connected the lines coming from the engine together using one of the splices and left the hoses leading into the cab alone (no need to cap them off)

[Cntrymini]

ohhh i gotcha now

[zanegrey]

it was ten degrees here just a few nites ago..

nothing personal but i hate you...jk..